The Football League Trophy 1996–97, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Carlisle United and the runners-up were Colchester United.
The competition began on 7 December 1996 and ended with the final on 20 April 1997 at the Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
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Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury Town, Wigan Athletic, Wrexham and York City from the North section all received byes.
Barnet, Bristol City, Exeter City, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Torquay United, Walsall and Watford from the South section all received byes.
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Southern Section
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| 1997-03-18 |
Carlisle United | 2 – 0 | Stockport County | Brunton Park, Carlisle Attendance: 7,057 |
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| Archdeacon 56', 90' (pen) |
| 1997-03-25 |
Stockport County | 0 – 0 | Carlisle United | Edgeley Park, Stockport Attendance: 8,593 |
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Carlisle United beat Stockport County 2–0 on aggregate.
| 1997-03-11 |
Peterborough United | 2 – 0 | Colchester United | London Road Stadium, Peterborough Attendance: 4,556 |
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| Otto 15' Charlery 35' |
| 1997-03-18 |
Colchester United | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
Peterborough United | Layer Road, Colchester Attendance: 4,705 |
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| Fry 37' Buckle 81' Abrahams 99' |
Colchester United beat Peterborough United 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1997-04-20 15:00 BST |
Carlisle United | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
Colchester United | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 45,077 Referee: J.Kirkby |
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| Conway Archdeacon Walling Aspinall Hayward |
4 – 3 | Wilkins Adcock Greene Duguid Cawley |
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